United States

摘要

On November 17, California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signed an Executive Order to raise the state's renewable-energy goals. "I am proposing we set the most aggressive target in the nation for renewable energy-33% by the year 2020-that's a third of our energy from sources like solar, wind, and geothermal," he said.rnThe order is designed tcTclear away red tape from renewable projects and streamline the process for permitting and siting new power plants and transmission lines. The Governor's Office announced he will propose legislative language to codify the new higher standards and require all utilities, public and private, to meet the 33% target and spread implementation costs across all ratepayers, with safeguards for low-income customers. It will allow the expansion of eligibility for California's Renewables Portfolio Standard (RPS) program to include renewable-energv generation from other Western States and reform the renewable-energy market structure to spur new development, while providing consumer safeguards.